Point Defense canon question...

[thecyclemania]

Can somebody explain to me why point defense will just fire at seeking weapon IF they are out of range and move INTO range.

Example, PD I have a range of 3.
The enemy is at range 5. Shoot his missiles.
Missiles smove to range 3. PD shoot missiles.
Missiles are destroyed.
So far so good. Nothing unusual.

The enemy is at range 2. Shoots his missiles.
Missile move toward my ships and hits the ships. PD never shot, even though they were 'ready' (not used that turn).

Also, why can't we shoot at seeking weapons with PD when they are ready? I select PD weapons only and try to target missiles (within less than 3 hexes) and I can't shoot them.

Anybody else seen this, or it's just me.

PD are not that effective if this is the 'normal' behavior.

- thecyclemania